Best Restaurants for Brunch in Orlando (2026)
Brunch · Orlando · 6 tables ranked · Updated May 2026
Orlando's best brunch sits well away from the theme-park gates, in the bungalow neighborhoods east and north of downtown and across the rail line in Winter Park. The six below are ranked for the weekend table, from the Colonialtown room with the city's strongest Michelin nod to a polished hotel dining room beside an art museum. At the top sits a neighborhood benchmark with a lobster omelette and a mega mimosa, followed by a Cuban-Floridian whole-hog Sunday roast, a James-Beard-nominated gastropub, a Southern scratch bakery, a Mills 50 wine-bar brunch and an Alfond Inn dining room. The ranking weights kitchen quality, the room, weekend value and how the floor turns a busy service. None of these are Michelin-starred — Florida's guide has handed Orlando recommendations and Bib Gourmands, not stars — so the order is about the table, not the badge.
The ranking
1. Maxine's on Shine — Neighborhood brunch · Colonialtown
337 Shine Ave, Colonialtown near the Milk District · Plates around $15–28 · American neighborhood brunch; the lobster omelette and the 32-oz Mega Pint mimosa
The Colonialtown neighborhood brunch with the city's strongest Michelin nod; the benchmark pick. Book the weekend table.
Maxine's on Shine, run by Maxine and Kirt Earhart on a quiet Colonialtown corner between the Milk District and Mills 50, is the room that carries Orlando's strongest Michelin recommendation in the Florida guide, and it earns number one for the warmth as much as the cooking. The weekend "Rejuicination Brunch" runs Friday through Sunday with a lobster omelette, crab-cake eggs Benedict and fried green tomatoes, washed down with a 32-ounce Mega Pint mimosa or Bloody Mary that has become the room's calling card. It is the quintessential neighborhood brunch — chatty, generous, a little theatrical — the table the city brings out-of-towners to. Reservations are recommended through OpenTable, with walk-ins taken on a wait. Come for the omelette, the mega pour and the most genuinely local brunch room in Orlando.
2. Otto's High Dive — Cuban-Floridian brunch · Milk District
2304 E Robinson St, Milk District · Plates around $14–32 · Cuban-Floridian brunch; the patio-roasted pig and a raw bar; MICHELIN Bib Gourmand 2026
The Milk District Sunday pig roast; the most distinctive brunch in town. Book ahead for the lechon.
Otto's High Dive in the Milk District holds a Michelin Bib Gourmand in the 2026 Florida guide and runs the most distinctive brunch in the city — a Cuban-Floridian Sunday spread built around a patio-roasted pig. The lechon asado and the medianoche carry the morning, with a raw bar, pastelitos and adobo Bloody Marys filling out a table that feels like a backyard party with a kitchen behind it. The Sunday-only service, eleven to four, is the move, and the room closes Mondays. It earns its place as the second pick for sheer character: nowhere else in Orlando turns a whole hog into brunch every weekend. Reservations are advised for the Sunday roast, which draws a crowd. Come for the lechon, the raw bar and a Cuban brunch with a point of view.
3. The Ravenous Pig — Gastropub brunch · Winter Park
565 W Fairbanks Ave, Winter Park · Plates around $16–30 · American gastropub brunch; bourbon shrimp and grits; James Beard-nominated James and Julie Petrakis
The Beard-nominated gastropub doing the most pedigreed brunch in town; the kitchen pick. Reserve a Winter Park table.
The Ravenous Pig in Winter Park, the gastropub from James and Julie Petrakis, is the most decorated kitchen on this list — a Michelin Bib Gourmand holder with multiple James Beard Award nominations behind it. The eleven-to-three brunch puts that pedigree to work on bourbon shrimp and grits, chicken and waffles and a thick-cut French toast, plates with more technique than the format usually asks for. It earns its place as the cooking-first pick, the room to choose when the brunch is about the food rather than the scene. The Fairbanks Avenue dining room is comfortable and grown-up, and reservations are strongly recommended for a weekend table. Come for the shrimp and grits, the brewery program and a brunch cooked by one of the most awarded kitchens in central Florida.
4. Se7en Bites — Southern bakery brunch · Milk District
617 N Primrose Dr, near the Milk District · Plates around $12–22 · Southern scratch bakery and brunch; the Big Fat Buns cinnamon rolls and biscuit plates
The cult Southern scratch bakery for biscuits and cinnamon rolls; the indulgent walk-in pick. Expect a weekend line.
Se7en Bites near the Milk District is the city's cult Southern bakery-brunch, opened in 2013 by chef and owner Trina Gregory-Propst, an Orlando Sentinel Culinary Hall of Fame inductee who won a 2021 episode of Food Network's "Guy's Grocery Games." The counter trades on biscuits, the "Big Fat Buns" cinnamon rolls and hearty chicken-and-egg breakfast plates — Southern comfort baking with no apology for the richness. It earns its place as the indulgent pick, the brunch for a sweet tooth and an appetite rather than a refined sit-down. It is counter-service and walk-up only with no reservations, and the weekend brings a real line, so arrive early. Come for the buns, the biscuits and a scratch-bakery brunch the city has queued for since 2013.
5. Bites & Bubbles — Wine-bar brunch · Mills 50
1618 N Mills Ave, Mills 50 / Mills Park · Plates around $14–26 · Modern American wine-bar brunch; the duck-leg confit and a duck-fat burger
The wine-forward Mills 50 sit-down brunch; the grown-up, value pick for a long table. Reserve the Sunday slot.
Bites & Bubbles in the Mills 50 district is the wine-forward, sit-down end of the Orlando brunch spread, and it earns its place as the grown-up value pick. The modern American kitchen runs a duck-leg confit and a duck-fat burger that anchor a Sunday brunch from eleven to three, with a sparkling list that suits the room's name and prices that read fairly for the quality. It is the choice for a relaxed long table — a couple, a small group, a brunch that drifts into the afternoon over another glass. Reservations are available through OpenTable and recommended for the Sunday service. Come for the confit, the bubbles and a Mills 50 brunch that takes the wine as seriously as the eggs, without the wait of the bakery rooms across town.
6. Hamilton's Kitchen — Hotel brunch · Winter Park
300 E New England Ave, inside The Alfond Inn, Winter Park · Plates around $15–30 · Contemporary Southern brunch; chicken and waffles; chef Marc Kusche
The polished Alfond Inn dining room; the refined, quiet sit-down pick in Winter Park. Reserve for the weekend.
Hamilton's Kitchen sits inside The Alfond Inn, the art-collecting boutique hotel a block off Park Avenue in Winter Park, and it earns its place as the polished, quiet sit-down on this list. Chef Marc Kusche runs a contemporary Southern brunch — chicken and waffles, shrimp and grits and the breakfast classics done with hotel-kitchen finish — served Saturday and Sunday in a calm, art-lined room that trades the queue and the clatter for comfort. It is the pick for a refined morning, a brunch with a parent in town or a slower start before the museum and the avenue. Reservations are recommended for the weekend service. Come for the setting, the steady kitchen and a Winter Park brunch that feels like an occasion rather than a scramble for a table.
Avoid for brunch
Graffiti Junktion — Thornton Park and beyond. The Thornton Park flagship of this burger bar closed in 2024, and the downtown, College Park, Dr. Phillips and Lake Nona locations have followed, so do not route a brunch there. For a downtown-adjacent neighborhood brunch instead, Maxine's on Shine in Colonialtown is the room to book.
Pom Pom's Teahouse — Milk District (closed). The long-running Milk District sandwich-and-tea spot closed its Orlando room in 2024 — the Bumby Avenue space is now Cafe Collective, and Pom Pom's itself only reopened up in Sanford. Don't send a brunch crowd to the old address; Se7en Bites nearby is the Milk District pick.
The Glass Knife — Winter Park. The Glass Knife is open and excellent — a 2026 Orlando Sentinel dining-award dessert winner — but it is a bakery and dessert café, not a true sit-down brunch restaurant. Stop in for a pastry and a coffee, then take the full weekend brunch to Hamilton's Kitchen or The Ravenous Pig nearby.
Reservation strategy for an Orlando brunch
The sit-down rooms reward a booking. Maxine's on Shine takes reservations through OpenTable and fills its Friday-to-Sunday brunch fast, so book ahead for the neighborhood table; Bites & Bubbles and Hamilton's Kitchen also take Sunday reservations, which is the move for a relaxed long table in Mills 50 or Winter Park.
The Sunday-only rooms reward planning ahead. Otto's High Dive runs its pig roast only on Sundays, eleven to four, and closes Mondays, so reserve early for the lechon and don't turn up on a Monday expecting brunch; the roast draws a crowd and sells through.
The bakery rooms are the walk-ins. Se7en Bites is counter-service and walk-up only with a real weekend line, so arrive before the late-morning rush; The Glass Knife next door in Winter Park is a dessert stop rather than a brunch table. For a guaranteed seat without a wait, book one of the sit-down rooms above.
Frequently asked
What is the best brunch restaurant in Orlando?
Maxine's on Shine in Colonialtown. Run by Maxine and Kirt Earhart, it carries Orlando's strongest Michelin recommendation and runs a weekend "Rejuicination Brunch" with a lobster omelette, crab-cake eggs Benedict and a 32-ounce Mega Pint mimosa. Reserve through OpenTable; walk-ins are taken on a wait.
Is any Orlando brunch restaurant Michelin-starred?
No. Florida has had a Michelin Guide since 2022, but no Orlando brunch room holds a star. Maxine's on Shine is a Michelin "Recommended" entry, while Otto's High Dive and The Ravenous Pig hold Bib Gourmands — Otto's current to the 2026 guide. The order here reflects the table, not a star rating.
Where can I get brunch in Orlando without a long wait?
Book a sit-down room. Maxine's on Shine, Bites & Bubbles in Mills 50 and Hamilton's Kitchen at The Alfond Inn all take reservations, which skips the line. The bakery-style rooms like Se7en Bites are walk-up only and draw a weekend queue, so go early there or reserve elsewhere if a wait is a dealbreaker.
Which Orlando brunch is best for a group?
Otto's High Dive for a celebratory Sunday — the patio pig roast is built for sharing — or Bites & Bubbles in Mills 50 for a wine-forward long table. Both take reservations, which matters for a group; Otto's runs Sunday only, eleven to four, so plan around that single service window when booking for more than a few people.
How much does brunch cost in Orlando?
Plan on roughly $12–22 a plate at the bakery and counter rooms like Se7en Bites, and around $14–32 at the sit-down kitchens — Maxine's, Otto's High Dive, The Ravenous Pig, Bites & Bubbles and Hamilton's Kitchen. Add-ons like Maxine's 32-ounce Mega Pint mimosa or a bottle from the Bites & Bubbles list push the check higher.
Where is brunch in Orlando, away from the theme parks?
The best brunch sits in the bungalow neighborhoods east and north of downtown — Colonialtown, the Milk District and Mills 50 — and across the rail line in Winter Park. Maxine's on Shine, Otto's High Dive and Se7en Bites cluster near downtown, while The Ravenous Pig and Hamilton's Kitchen sit in Winter Park, none of them near the Disney or Universal gates.
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